1 Timothy 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,
Pọl, onyeozi Kraịst Jisọs site nʼiwu Chineke Onye nzọpụta anyị, na nke Kraịst Jisọs, onye bụ olileanya anyị,
2 to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Na-edegara gị bụ Timoti ezi nwa m nʼime okwukwe akwụkwọ a. Ka amara, na ebere na udo nke sitere na Chineke bụ Nna, na Kraịst Jisọs Onyenwe anyị dịrị gị.
3 As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
Dị ka m gbara gị ume, mgbe m na-aga Masidonia, nọgide nʼEfesọs ka i nwee ike nye mmadụ ụfọdụ iwu ka ha ghara ịga nʼihu nʼizi ụkpụrụ dị iche.
4 and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.
Mee ka ha kwụsị ịkọ ogologo akụkọ, na inyocha ihe gbasara usoro ọmụmụ dị iche iche nke na-adịghị agwụ agwụ. Nʼihi na ihe ndị a na-eweta ajụjụ na ịrụ ụka na-abaghị uru, kama inyere ndị mmadụ aka ịnabata ụzọ ahụ Chineke kwadoro site nʼokwukwe.
5 But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,
Ihe anyị bu nʼobi nye iwu a, bụ ka a kwalite ịhụnanya nke sitere nʼobi ọcha na ezi akọnuche, na okwukwe nke aghụghọ na-adịghị.
6 from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,
Ụfọdụ e sikwala nʼihe ndị a dapụ, jehie ụzọ, site nʼoke ịrụ ụka na-abaghị uru.
7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say nor about what they strongly affirm.
Ha chọrọ ịbụ ndị ozizi iwu ma ha amaghị ihe ha na-ekwu maọbụ ihe ha na-akwadosi ike.
8 But we know that the law is good if a person uses it lawfully,
Ma anyị maara na iwu dị mma, ma ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla ewere ya mee ihe a chọrọ ka e jiri ya mee.
9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
Ma emeghị iwu nʼihi ndị ezi omume. Kama, e mere iwu nʼihi ndị ahụ na-emebi iwu na ndị na-enupu isi, ndị kpọrọ Chineke asị na ndị mmehie, ndị rụrụ arụ, ndị na-egbu nna ha na nne ha, na ndị na-egbu mmadụ ibe ha,
10 for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,
na ndị na-akwa iko na ndị ikom na-emerụ onwe ha nʼahụ ndị ikom ibe ha, ndị na-azụ ahịa ndị ohu, na ndị ụgha niile, na ndị na-agba ama ụgha, tinyere ihe ndị ahụ niile megidere ezi ozizi ahụ,
11 according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
nke dabara nʼoziọma ahụ dị ebube, nke Chineke dị ngọzị, nke o nyefere m nʼaka na ntụkwasị obi ichebe.
12 I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service,
Ana m ekele Kraịst Jisọs Onyenwe anyị ekele, onye na-enye m ike, nʼihi na ọ gụrụ m dị ka onye e kwesiri ịtụkwasị obi mgbe ọ họpụtara m ijere ya ozi.
13 although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
Ọ bụ ezie na nʼoge gara aga, abụ m onye na-ekwujọ Chineke na onye na-akpagbu ndị ya, bụrụkwa onye na-emegide emegide. Ma Chineke meere m ebere nʼihi na m mere ihe ndị ahụ nʼọnọdụ amaghị ihe, na enweghị okwukwe.
14 The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Ma Onyenwe anyị wụkwasịrị m amara ya, nke babigara ụba oke, ya na okwukwe na ịhụnanya nʼime Kraịst Jisọs.
15 The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Okwu a kwesiri ntụkwasị obi, kwesikwa ka anabata ya nke ọma: Kraịst Jisọs bịara nʼụwa ịzọpụta ndị mmehie, nke mụ onwe m bụ onyeisi ha.
16 However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for consummate (aiōnios g166) life.
Ọ bụ nʼihi nke a ka e ji gosi m ebere, ka Kraịst Jisọs site nʼime m, bụ onye kachasị dị njọ, gosi enweghị ọgwụgwụ nke ntachiobi ya, ka m bụrụ ihe nlere anya nye ndị ahụ niile ga-ekwere na ya, ma nata ndụ ebighị ebi. (aiōnios g166)
17 Now to the King of the ages (aiōn g165), immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory for the ages (aiōn g165) of the ages (aiōn g165). Amen.
Ugbu a, ka enye Eze ahụ na-adị ruo mgbe niile, Onye na-adịghị anwụ anwụ, Onye a na-adịghị ahụ anya, Onye naanị ya bụ Chineke, nsọpụrụ na otuto ruo mgbe niile ebighị ebi. Amen. (aiōn g165)
18 I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
Ugbu a, Timoti nwa m, ana m enye gị ndụmọdụ a dị ka amụma ahụ e buru banyere gị nʼoge gara aga si dị. Ka ị site nʼịgbaso ya nwe ike ịlụ ezi ọgụ ahụ.
19 holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,
Jidesie okwukwe i nwere ike, ya na ezi akọnuche. Nʼihi na ụfọdụ ajụla ezi akọnuche ma si otu a dapụ nʼokwukwe.
20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
Haimeniọs na Alegzanda so na ndị a. Ewerela m ha nyefee Ekwensu nʼaka, ka ọ taa ha ahụhụ tutu ruo mgbe ha mụtara na ha ekwesighị ikwu okwu nkwulu megide Chineke.
